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Beyond knowledge acquisition: factors influencing family planning utilization among women in conservative communities in Rural Burundi
BACKGROUND: With a fertility rate of 5.4 children per woman, Burundi ranked as seventh country with the highest fertility rate …
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A cross-country qualitative study on contraceptive method mix: contraceptive decisionmaking among youth
BACKGROUND: Youth ages 15 to 24, who comprise a large portion of sub-Saharan Africa, face a higher burden of unmet …
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Determinants of practice of preconception care among women of reproductive age group in southern Ethiopia, 2020: content analysis
BACKGROUND: Preconception care (PCC) is a series of biomedical, mental, and psycho-social health services provided to women and a couple …
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Magnitude and associated factors of menstrual irregularity among undergraduate students of Debre Berhan University, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Menstrual irregularity is a common problem among women aged from 21 to 25 years. Previously published work on menstrual …
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Contraceptive use among sexually active female adolescents in Ethiopia: trends and determinants from national demographic and health surveys
BACKGROUND: Sexual and reproductive health and right of adolescents is a global priority as the reproductive choices made by them …
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Use of fertility awareness methods as a component of safer conception for women in HIV-serodifferent relationships in Kenya
BACKGROUND: For couples affected by HIV, and serodifferent couples in particular, pregnancy desire is often juxtaposed against the risk of …
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An examination of the barriers to and benefits from collaborative couple contraceptive use in Rwanda
BACKGROUND: Supportive male involvement is strongly correlated with contraceptive use. In Rwanda, where the contraceptive prevalence rate among married women …
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Effects of implementing a postabortion care strategy in Kinshasa referral hospitals, Democratic Republic of the Congo
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effects of the implementation of a postabortion care (PAC) strategy in Kinshasa referral hospitals, this study …
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Community views on short birth interval in Northern Uganda: a participatory grounded theory
BACKGROUND: Short birth interval is associated with adverse perinatal, maternal, and infant outcomes, although evidence on actionable factors underlying short …
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A critical discourse analysis of adolescent fertility in Zambia: a postcolonial perspective
BACKGROUND: Despite global and regional policies that promote the reduction of adolescent fertility through ending early marriages and reducing early …
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Non-pharmacological interventions of pain management used during labour; an exploratory descriptive qualitative study of puerperal women in Adidome Government Hospital of the Volta Region, Ghana
BACKGROUND: Women have experienced labour pain over the years as various attempts have been made to effectively manage this pain. …
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Causes of short birth interval (kunika) in Bauchi State, Nigeria: systematizing local knowledge with fuzzy cognitive mapping
BACKGROUND: Short birth intervals, defined by the World Health Organization as less than 33 months, may damage the health and …
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A review of the literature on sexual and reproductive health of African migrant and refugee children
BACKGROUND: Migration and involuntary displacement of children and young people have recently become common features of many African countries due …
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Assessment of access and utilization of adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health services in western Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Despite Ethiopia's enormous effort in youth-friendly service provision, little was investigated about the challenges of accessing sexual and reproductive …
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Correction to: Cost of hospital care of women with postpartum haemorrhage in India, Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda: a financial case for improved prevention
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
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Women’s empowerment, intrahousehold influences, and health system design on modern contraceptive use in rural Mali: a multilevel analysis of cross-sectional survey data
BACKGROUND: Persistent challenges in meeting reproductive health and family planning goals underscore the value in determining what factors can be …
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Comparative analysis of perinatal outcomes and birth defects amongst adolescent and older Ugandan mothers: evidence from a hospital-based surveillance database
BACKGROUND: Uganda has one of the highest adolescent pregnancy rates in sub-Saharan Africa. We compared the risk of adverse birth …
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Optimizing the design of a contraceptive microarray patch: a discrete choice experiment on women’s preferences in India and Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Efforts are underway to develop an easy-to-use contraceptive microarray patch (MAP) that could expand the range of self-administrable methods. …
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Research utilisation in clinical practice: the experience of nurses and midwives working in public hospitals
BACKGROUND: Nurses and midwives play a vital role to utilise research in clinical decision-making practice. However, limited support for research …
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It’s a woman’s thing: gender roles sustaining the practice of female genital mutilation among the Kassena-Nankana of northern Ghana
INTRODUCTION: The practice of female genital mutilation (FGM/C) in traditional African societies is grounded in traditions of patriarchy that subjugate …